[110]Χρυσεα και τα πεδιλα, πολυχρυσος γαρ Απολλων. And this not only in aftertimes, when the island was enriched with offerings from different nations, but even at the birth of the God; by which is meant the foundation of his temple, and introduction of his rites. [111]Χρυσεα τοι τοτε παντα θεμειλια γεινατο, Δηλε, Χρυσῳ δε τροχοεσσα πανημερος εῤῥεε λιμνη, Χρυσειον δ' εκομισσε γενεθλιον ερνος ελαιης, Χρυσῳ δε πλημμυρε βαθυς Ινωπος ἑλιχθεις, Αυτη δε χρυσοιο απ' ουδεος ἑιλεο παιδα, Εν δ' εβαλευ κολποισιν. We find that the very soil and foundations of the island were golden: the lake floated with golden waves: the olive tree vegetated with golden fruit: and the river Inopus, deep as it was, swelled with gold. Homer, in a hymn to the same personage, represents the whole more compendiously, by saying, that the island was weighed down with treasure: [112]Χρυσῳ δ' αρα Δηλος ἁπασα Βεβριθει. I have before mentioned that the Amonians settled in Liguria: and, in consequence of it, the Heliadæ are represented as weeping, not only amber, but gold. Philostratus, speaking of a particular species of fir-trees in Bœtica, says, that they dropped blood, just as the Heliadæ upon the Padus did[113] gold. Chus, by the Egyptians and Canaanites, was styled Or-Chus, and[114] Chus-Or: the latter of which was expressed by the Greeks, analogous to the examples above, Χρυσωρ, Chrusor: and we learn in Eusebius, from Philo, that Chrusor was one of the principal Deities of the Phenicians, a great benefactor to mankind; and by some supposed to have been the same as Hephaistus. Both the Tyrians and Sidonians were undoubtedly a mixed race, and preserved the memory of Ham, and Chus, equally with that of Canaan. This name, so often rendered Chrusos, and Chrusor, was sometimes changed to Χρυσαωρ, Chrusaor: and occurs in many places where the Cuthites were known to have settled. We have been shewn that they were a long time in Egypt; and we read of a Chrusaor in those parts, who is said to have arisen from the blood of Medusa. [115]Εξεθορε Χρυσαωρ τε μεγας, και Πηγασος ἱππος.